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254 THE TOMAHAWK. [June 20, 1868.
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OUT OF TUNE.
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THE MANIACS COLUMN; or, PUZZLES FOR LUNA...
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ANSWERS JO THE PUZZLES IN OUR LAST. 5. 1...
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* * Correspondents are Informed that Con...
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To The Editor Of The "Tomahawk." Betting...
hard-won wealth to the comforts of its inmates , shall be one of the I reci hope pients now that chosen you . , sir , will agree with me that we racing noblemen do not misspend our money as much as the ignorant vulgar imagine . I amSir , Your , obedient servant ^> vfc , ¦? £ motives [ We have of delicacy suppressed . —Ed . our Tom noble . ] correspondent ' s name from
254 The Tomahawk. [June 20, 1868.
254 THE TOMAHAWK . [ June 20 , 1868 .
Out Of Tune.
OUT OF TUNE .
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The ways of the world are not always so very wicked . The be upper good classes as to of be society bad ; and find this it now being and the then case just , as Charity pleasant takes to her turn with crinoline , false hair , and the Sunday Zoo , as a formances fashion of the in aid day . of A benevolent few years ob ago jects , amateur were theatrical the rage , per and - ladies and gentlemen of high social position consented to exstated hibit themselves admission ( fees exhibitions By degrees , indeed however !) to the British more ilivi from public lack for
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aside asirl concerts p , . the the : now amateur amateur hold musicians mu the sicians lace hr hrvve . that ve snatched snatched five it it up ud , . and and amateur amateur amateur theatricals used to . p , years ago , far As better a matter players of course and singers , ladies than and they gentlemen uld actors prove and themselves actresses ; and are a it less is not dangerous , therefore , class surprisin of lunatics g that the than " musical their enthusiasts theatrical brethren is in both were cases wont the to same be . , viz One ., the prevailing passion symptom to appear , in however print ; ,
and it to is read by no announcements means unusual in the at the present of the season same nature of the year as the following , which we quote from papers the advertising columns of the Times : — J \ MATEUR Soho square CONCERT , at St . George , for t ' s he H benefit all , Lang of the House place , of Thursday Charity , , June sented 18 to th sing , at 4 : p Lord . m . Kilcoursie The following , Mrs . ladies Nassau and Senior gentlemen , Miss ' have Alderson con , -
the and anc \ Miss Mirr pianoforte Connor Connor by , . Messrs Messrs Mdlle . . . Bremian Bremian Berton . , . Swain Swain Tickets , , and and , price W Wade ade 10 , , s with with . 6 d ., solo solo to on on be obtained , & c . tinction Under to ordinary point out circumstances a particular , concert it would as be calling an invidious for special discomment . These entertainments are all very much like each rence other , that and the they names have and lately capabilities become of of such most frequent of the singers
recurare very nearly as well known to the public as those of the li pro ht fessional tenor voice artists of . agreeable It is no secret quality that , which Mr , he Wade uses possesses with some a taste g and more confidence ; or that Mr . Swain is gifted with making an names organ are a of reputation advertised both power for are himself and charming sweetness ; while drawing . the Mr -room three . Bremian singers ladies , . too whose The , is amateurs we have mentioned are all tolerably well known as musicians musicians of of no no mean mean abilities abilities , and and so so far far the the concert concert for for the the
benefit of the Soho House of Charity , promises well ; but who one is Lord if his Kilcoursie Lordship ? will A nobleman forgive us he for must saying be so , , of of course whom , but we have , never before heard . We admithoweverthat this looks like unpardonable ignorance on our part , ; for , Lord Kilcoursie holds ( taking such precedence a prominent , it will position be observed in , the even list of of the the ladies singers ) that has to far we associate cannot superior hitherto doubt to himsel been those th hidden f at . of his Is the under he Lordship peop a great a le bushel with must musical whom be and possessed who star he , condescends whose like of talents Mario light the requires same a line paragraph all to himself with luminaries when , his of name , lesser is mentioned , magnitude in ? , Surely , this must be the case , to say the least . Indeed , Signor
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them Mario to is take content precedence to give way in to programmes the ladies , and in which invariably his allows name appears mission tion . What fee ; while ten may pounds Lord not the Kilcoursie rather public than expect can ten brook shillings ? Wh no y ? is such not degrada the ad - - good But deal to be of serious conceit . , Hitherto and a measure though of perhaps inefficiency a little may folly be , a numbered amongst the causes and effects of amateur concerts this these is entertainments the first appearance . of Tuft-worship in connection with , hour If ladies and as and would gentlemen -be musicians choose force to follow their the names fashion before of the the
public sakes , personall in newspaper y , at all advertisements events for the , if sake not of for the their class own of selves society down they represent the arrant , let flunkies them which in future , in the avoid present writing instance them- , they Kilcoursie appear 's , nam owing e in the to the announcement sickening misp we have lacement quoted of . Lord
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ANSWERS JO THE PUZZLES IN OUR LAST . 5 . 1 H . amlet Abyssinia . 6 . . Railway 2 . Billiard . 7 . . Panorama 3 . Crocadile . 8 . . 4 Manfred . Hippopotamus . . Ghost Answers Pudsey have Joe and been Co received ., G . J . from R . ( Camberwell Anti-Teapot ) , Cornubia , Rub y ' s , and Crowndal , e Spaniel .
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* * Correspondents are Informed that Contributions cannot possibly be returned by the / Editor on any consideration whatever . Contributors should make copies of their . articles If they the Publisher attach any to value Insure to attention them . . Letters Envelopes , on purely containing business solely matters Answers , should to Acrostics be addressed should to be marked ' ¦ Acrostic . "
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 20, 1868, page 254, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_20061868/page/10/
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